# <pre>

# @(#)antarctica8.5

# @(#)antarctica8.7

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

# Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13

#(except 1964-11 - 1969-02)

# Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11):

# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone:

# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11

# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5

# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5

# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times).

#

# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division)

# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079">

# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079

# </a>

#

# We have more background information here:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html

# </a>

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

Zone Antarctica/Casey0-zzz1969

8:00-WST# Western (Aus) Standard Time

8:00-WST2009 Oct 18 2:00

# Western (Aus) Standard Time

11:00-CAST# Casey Time

Zone Antarctica/Davis0-zzz1957 Jan 13

7:00-DAVT1964 Nov # Davis Time

0-zzz1969 Feb

7:00-DAVT

7:00-DAVT2009 Oct 18 2:00

5:00-DAVT

Zone Antarctica/Mawson0-zzz1954 Feb 13

6:00-MAWT# Mawson Time

6:00-MAWT2009 Oct 18 2:00

# Mawson Time

5:00-MAWT

# References:

# <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">

# Casey Weather (1998-02-26)

# <pre>

# @(#)asia8.36

# @(#)asia8.44

# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of

# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.

#

# No DST end date has been announced yet.

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):

# Arbitrarily end DST at the end of 2009 so that a POSIX-sytle time zone string

# can appear in the Dhaka binary file and for the benefit of old glibc

# reimplementations of the time zone software that mishandle permanent DST.

# A change will be required once the end date is known.

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-25):

# Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009,

# instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision.

#

# Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday":

# "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1"

# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021">

# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021

# </a>

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13):

# IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports:

# Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make

# maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would

# "continue for an indefinite period."

#

# One of many places where it is published:

# <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html">

# http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html

# </a>

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Dhaka6:01:40 -LMT1890

6:30-BURT1951 Sep 30

6:00-DACT1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time

6:00-BDT2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time

6:001:00BDST2010

6:00-BDT

6:001:00BDST

# Bhutan

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

5:00-KAST1980 May

8:00PRCC%sT

# From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24):

# I found there are some mistakes for the historial DST rule for Hong

# Kong. Accoring to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually,

# it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK,

# and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing

# and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I

# think 3:30 is correct. The official DST record for Hong Kong can be

# obtained from

# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm">

# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm

# </a>.

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28):

# Here are the dates given at

# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm">

# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm

# </a>

# as of 2009-10-28:

# Year Period

# 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep

# 1942 Whole year

# 1943 Whole year

# 1944 Whole year

# 1945 Whole year

# 1946 20 Apr to 1 Dec

# 1947 13 Apr to 30 Dec

# 1948 2 May to 31 Oct

# 1949 3 Apr to 30 Oct

# 1950 2 Apr to 29 Oct

# 1951 1 Apr to 28 Oct

# 1952 6 Apr to 25 Oct

# 1953 5 Apr to 1 Nov

# 1954 21 Mar to 31 Oct

# 1955 20 Mar to 6 Nov

# 1956 18 Mar to 4 Nov

# 1957 24 Mar to 3 Nov

# 1958 23 Mar to 2 Nov

# 1959 22 Mar to 1 Nov

# 1960 20 Mar to 6 Nov

# 1961 19 Mar to 5 Nov

# 1962 18 Mar to 4 Nov

# 1963 24 Mar to 3 Nov

# 1964 22 Mar to 1 Nov

# 1965 18 Apr to 17 Oct

# 1966 17 Apr to 16 Oct

# 1967 16 Apr to 22 Oct

# 1968 21 Apr to 20 Oct

# 1969 20 Apr to 19 Oct

# 1970 19 Apr to 18 Oct

# 1971 18 Apr to 17 Oct

# 1972 16 Apr to 22 Oct

# 1973 22 Apr to 21 Oct

# 1973/74 30 Dec 73 to 20 Oct 74

# 1975 20 Apr to 19 Oct

# 1976 18 Apr to 17 Oct

# 1977 Nil

# 1978 Nil

# 1979 13 May to 21 Oct

# 1980 to Now Nil

# The page does not give start or end times of day.

# The page does not give a start date for 1942.

# The page does not givw an end date for 1945.

# The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began on 1941-12-25.

# The Japanese surrender of Hong Kong was signed 1945-09-15.

# For lack of anything better, use start of those days as the transition times.

# Hong Kong (Xianggang)

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

RuleHK1941only-Apr13:301:00S

RuleHK1941only-Sep303:300-

RuleHK1946only-Apr203:301:00S

RuleHK1946only-Dec13:300-

RuleHK1947only-Apr133:301:00S

RuleHK1947only-Dec303:300-

RuleHK1948only-May23:301:00S

RuleHK19481952-OctlastSun3:300-

RuleHK19481951-OctlastSun3:300-

RuleHK1952only-Oct253:300-

RuleHK19491953-AprSun>=13:301:00S

RuleHK1953only-Nov13:300-

RuleHK19541964-MarSun>=183:301:00S

RuleHK1954only-Oct313:300-

RuleHK19551964-NovSun>=13:300-

RuleHK19651977-AprSun>=163:301:00S

RuleHK19651977-OctSun>=163:300-

RuleHK19791980-MaySun>=83:301:00S

RuleHK19791980-OctSun>=163:300-

RuleHK1973only-Dec303:301:00S

RuleHK1979only-MaySun>=83:301:00S

RuleHK1979only-OctSun>=163:300-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Hong_Kong7:36:36 -LMT1904 Oct 30

8:00HKHK%sT1941 Dec 25

9:00-JST1945 Sep 15

8:00HKHK%sT

###############################################################################

# Taiwan

# advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to

# conserve energy"

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-10):

# Assume for now that Pakistan will end DST in 2009 as it did in 2008.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-17):

# "The News International," Pakistan reports that: "The Federal

# Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the

# clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to

# this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in

# this regard."

# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168">

# http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168

# </a>

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-28):

# According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that

# Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October

# 1, 2009.

#

# "Clocks to go back one hour from 1 Oct"

# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2">

# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2

# </a>

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-29):

# Alexander Krivenyshev wrote:

# > According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that

# > Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October

# > 1, 2009.

#

# Now they seem to have changed their mind, November 1 is the new date:

# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742">

# http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742

# </a>

# "The country's clocks will be reversed by one hour on November 1.

# Officials of Federal Ministry for Interior told this to Geo News on

# Monday."

#

# And more importantly, it seems that these dates will be kept every year:

# "It has now been decided that clocks will be wound forward by one hour

# on April 15 and reversed by an hour on November 1 every year without

# obtaining prior approval, the officials added."

#

# We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of

# Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html

# </a>

# From Christoph Goehre (2009-10-01):

# [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan

# will go back to standard time on 1st of November.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule Pakistan2002only-AprSun>=20:011:00S

Rule Pakistan2002only-OctSun>=20:010-

Rule Pakistan2008only-Jun10:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2008only-Nov10:000-

Rule Pakistan2009only-Apr150:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2009only-Nov10:000-

Rule Pakistan2009max-Apr150:001:00S

Rule Pakistan2009max-Nov10:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Karachi4:28:12 -LMT1907

5:30-IST1942 Sep

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31):

# Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to

# winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04.

#

# One news source:

# <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158">

# http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158

# </a>

# (Palestinian press agency, Arabic),

# Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah

# headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of

# 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty

# minutes per hour as of Friday morning."

#

# We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different

# end date, we will keep this page updated:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html

# </a>

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02):

# Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank.

#

# According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan

# to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009.

#

# "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza"

# (from Palestinian National Authority):

# <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505

# http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505

# </a>

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html>

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html

# </a>

# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.

# RuleNAMEFROMTOTYPEINONATSAVELETTER/S

Rule EgyptAsia1957only-May100:001:00S

Rule Palestine2007only-SepThu>=82:000-

Rule Palestine2008only-AuglastFri2:000-

Rule Palestine2009max-MarlastFri0:001:00S

Rule Palestine2009max-SeplastMon2:000-

Rule Palestine2009max-SepFri>=12:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Gaza2:17:52-LMT1900 Oct

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html

# </a>

# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27):

# The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will

# revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday

# 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30:

# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm">

# http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic)

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28):

# We'll see if future DST switching times turn out to be end of the last

# Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or

# something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday.

RuleSyria2008only-AprFri>=10:001:00S

RuleSyria2008max-Nov10:000-

RuleSyria2008only-Nov10:000-

RuleSyria2009max-MarlastFri0:001:00S

RuleSyria2009max-OctlastFri0:000-

# ZoneNAMEGMTOFFRULESFORMAT[UNTIL]

ZoneAsia/Damascus2:25:12 -LMT1920# Dimashq